Houston Rockets News and Rumors

So Dwight Howard will be a Houston Rocket next year. We know because Dwight Howard changed his Twitter avatar and apparently woke up James Harden in Houston to take late-night selfies, and because Kobe Bryant unfollowed Howard and published this vaguely…

Steve Nash was pragmatic when looking back at what he described as a "disaster" of a season that led to Dwight Howard announcing his departure for the Houston Rockets last week: Howard never wanted to be a Los Angeles Laker in the first place.

Dwight Howard swoops into Houston, buys lunch for an entire restaurant full of diners

Dwight Howard isn’t a technical member of the Houston Rockets yet. He can pose for Twitter avatars in Houston gear all he wants, but he’s yet to sign pen to paper on his four-year, $88 million contract, as per NBA rules. Dwight’s had a pair of NBA contr…

Kareem Criticizes Dwight Howard

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Lakers top luxury tax list at nearly $30 million

Jul 10

Six NBA teams have been billed for luxury-tax payments they owe for last season's payrolls, according to official league figures obtained by ESPN.com on Tuesday night. And the heftiest, not surprisingly, belongs to the Lakers.

Los Angeles Lakers hit with luxury tax of over $29 million

Jul 10

Six NBA teams have been billed for luxury-tax payments they owe for last season's payrolls, according to official league figures obtained by ESPN.com on Tuesday night. And the heftiest, not surprisingly, belongs to the Lakers.

Tyler Hansbrough close to deal with Toronto Raptors - sources

Jul 9

The Toronto Raptors are close to finalizing a multi-year deal with free-agent forward Tyler Hansbrough, according to sources with knowledge of the talks.

Tyler Hansbrough has deal with Toronto Raptors - source

Jul 9

The Toronto Raptors are close to finalizing a multi-year deal with free-agent forward Tyler Hansbrough, according to sources with knowledge of the talks.